Also, and this might sound like a noobish question or whatever, but why are trade exceptions so great to have? I know they're useful for trading and filling up value, but are they useful for anything else?

Trade exceptions are important if you or the other team are over the cap. It means that you can use a trade exception, instead of having to match salaries in a trade.

Also, and this might sound like a noobish question or whatever, but why are trade exceptions so great to have? I know they're useful for trading and filling up value, but are they useful for anything else?

I wouldn't say that. I think Dirk is the most skilled. Dirk happens to be a bigger pansy than Pau though.

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Originally Posted by YAYareaRB

I'll take him being a pansy if it means MOAR rings!

The best big man in the league is pansy.

and you are mistaken my friend. The level of physicality in his game has definitely elevated. Its not saying much but it has lol

To be honest, I think you couldve replaced Pau with a # of big men, and have gotten the same result. He was a complimentary piece to Kobe. All Kobe needed was a big man who could get him 20 and 10 underneath, and that's what Pau was.

I wouldn't say that. I think Dirk is the most skilled. Dirk happens to be a bigger pansy than Pau though.

To be honest, I think you couldve replaced Pau with a # of big men, and have gotten the same result. He was a complimentary piece to Kobe. All Kobe needed was a big man who could get him 20 and 10 underneath, and that's what Pau was.

There's a lot of big men who would've fit the bill.

Who do you think is the best big man in the game?

I dont think any other big man in the game can play in our offense as well as Pau does. So no, you cant replace him with just anyone. There's not a lot of 7 footers that mirror his skill set.

I wouldn't say that. I think Dirk is the most skilled. Dirk happens to be a bigger pansy than Pau though.

To be honest, I think you couldve replaced Pau with a # of big men, and have gotten the same result. He was a complimentary piece to Kobe. All Kobe needed was a big man who could get him 20 and 10 underneath, and that's what Pau was.

There's a lot of big men who would've fit the bill.

Who do you think is the best big man in the game?

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Originally Posted by YAYareaRB

I dont think any other big man in the game can play in our offense as well as Pau does. So no, you cant replace him with just anyone. There's not a lot of 7 footers that mirror his skill set.

I think Pau Gasol is best big man in the game.

I agree with both of you... kind of. Not a lot of people could have done what Pau did this season.

But here's what I do believe to be fact: Pau Gasol did stunt the development of Andrew Bynum (that and injuries).

This season for the stretch of games that Pau was out Bynum averaged
20.3 ppg and 11.7 rpg.

But here's what I do believe to be fact: Pau Gasol did stunt the development of Andrew Bynum (that and injuries).

This season for the stretch of games that Pau was out Bynum averaged
20.3 ppg and 11.7 rpg.

That's because Bynum completely checks out of the game if he is not involved early offensively. That's a mental thing on him, although I fear that it's something he will never grow out of (a la Lamar). You can't really blame that on Pau.

you say you don't need to "fit" into the triangle and then contradict yourself by naming someone who didnt "fit". If you dont need to "fit" how would you know if someone didn't "fit"

Huh?

I'm saying, fitting the triangle offense doesn't make Pau the only viable candidate as a big man to compliment Kobe. The Lakers have won 3 titles with Shaq, who didn't fit the triangle offense at all. Fitting in the triangle offense is meaningless for Kobe's #2. He just needs a guy, any big man, who can get him 20 and 10 a night. Pau just happened to be the guy they got to fit that bill.

You couldve replaced Pau with a # of bigs in the league and they still wouldve won 2 rings. I'd personally choose many big men over Pau, I was never a big fan of his.

He's just happens to be the guy who is winning rings as Kobe's #2. So he gets more credit than he deserves.

A big man fits the ideal triangle offense if he can pass well and create scoring for himself. Shaq didn't/didn't need to pass well, since he was just so physically dominant.

In a pure triangle offense, the big hangs out at the perimeter, thus taking the defense's big out to the perimeter with him, clearing lanes to the hoop. He needs to have a jump shot, and pass well.

Shaq never fit that style, he was always inside the post clogging the middle. He was the anti-triangle.

My whole point in referring to that is the notion that Phil Jackson and the Lakers needed a big who fit the triangle. That's not true at all, all they needed was a big who gets 20 and 10 a night. They wouldve adjusted to his skill set, whoever he was.

Pau just happened to be the guy they got, and he happens to fit the triangle. That doesn't mean no one could do a better job than him as the Laker's big man.

Next person who bad mouths Dirk will a receive a very harshly worded PM. Don't make me do it.

Unless you can beat this:

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look prick I mean prock you punch a baby and I see you do it then I will PUNCH you in the face. Do not joke about cruel **** like that asshole. God does not like stuff like that so get a life you lowlife inbred faggoty moron.

That's because Bynum completely checks out of the game if he is not involved early offensively. That's a mental thing on him, although I fear that it's something he will never grow out of (a la Lamar). You can't really blame that on Pau.

hmm yeah, but it's that much harder when there's so few touches to go around. Kobe also exploded in that time frame too.